On March 14, Valeo CDA Guangzhou Intelligent Interaction R&D Center was officially opened in Huadu District. A series of cooperation agreements were entered between Valeo and Huadu District Government. The event was honored by Xing Xiang, secretary of the CPC Huadu District Committee, Liu Zhijie, member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Huadu District Committee, Director of the CPC Huadu District Committee and Director of the Autocity Administrative Committee, Zhou Song, President of Valeo China, and Nicolas Diehl, President of Valeo Product Group.

14 years in Huadu through wind and rain

"The development of Valeo in Guangzhou and the completion of the R&D center are impossible without the great care and strong support of the Huadu District Party Committee, Huadu Government and Huadu Autocity Administrative Committee. In the past two years, Valeo has made great progress in energy conservation, emission reduction, and intelligent driving development, fulfilling its commitments to investors and customers." Zhou Song said that in the future, stepping on the CDA Guangzhou Intelligent Interaction R&D Center, Valeo would continue to promote broader and more practical implementation of the development strategy that aims to "Move Up" strategic space and reshape in-cockpit experience, constantly enhance the share in the automotive market, and contribute to the high-quality development of the automotive industry.

Liu Zhijie, on behalf of the Huadu District Party Committee and the District Government, expressed his heartfelt thanks to Valeo for its contribution to the economic and social development of Huadu over the past 14 years. As an internationally renowned auto parts company, Valeo has invested greatly in Huadu. Committed to providing advanced technologies and solutions for the global automobile manufacturing industry for many years, the company has become a key enterprise in the automotive industry in Huadu District, making important contributions to, and effectively enhancing the comprehensive competitiveness, of Huadu's automobile industry. He said that the Huadu District Party Committee and District Government would take care and support as always Valeo's development and growth in Huadu, would always treat the affairs of the enterprise as their own affairs, would promise”to be there when and only when needed”in providing service, and would create an ecological environment for the enterprise, solve problems for them, so that the enterprises can produce and develop without being distracted.

Establish R&D center to lead in innovation

Valeo's establishment of the intelligent R&D center in Huadu District aims to promote the development and application of cutting-edge human-computer interaction technologies in the field of intelligent cockpit, to realize innovations and breakthroughs in key technologies, and to drive Valeo to create higher value. Meanwhile it also marks a further move of Valeo to upgrade its development layout in Huadu, Guangzhou, and contribute momentum to building a trillion-dollar automotive smart city in Guangzhou City, and a Greater Bay Area innovation highland of intelligent Internet-connected automobiles in Huadu District.

According to a relevant person in charge of Valeo, the company will always adhere to the idea of excellent operation and technological innovation, and develop new products and technologies with market potential; will always continue to cultivate talents, strengthen cooperation with domestic universities, scientific research institutions and world-class enterprises, and improve the professional quality of employees; and will always adhere to the idea of serving the world from Guangzhou, and enhance the R&D capabilities in key technologies, forward-looking technologies and common technologies, providing technical support and guarantee for the sustainable development of the company.

Careful plan

Empower the high-quality development of the automotive industry

For Valeo, China is not only one of Valeo's most important markets, but also an important source of innovation. Valeo's establishment of the CDA Guangzhou Intelligent Interactive R&D Center speaks aloud the company's strategic vision and strategic determination to develop and grow together with Hudu, and reveal Valeo's development goal of continuous innovation.

After the signing ceremony, the leaders of Huadu District visited the office area of Valeo R&D Center and a government and enterprise symposium was held. At the symposium, the relevant person in charge of Valeo introduced Valeo Guangzhou's future development plan and key project investment, which expressed Valeo's strong confidence in long term development in Huadu. Liu Zhijie said that in the future, Huadu District would seize the strategic opportunity of Huadu's building a growth pole in the north of Guangzhou, rely on the solid industrial foundation, outstanding hub energy level and broad development space, to promote the transition of the automobile industry to the tracks of new energy and intelligent networking, and provide all-round support for Valeo's development and upgrading in Huadu.